Altair Simlab 2019.1 Features May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc
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Altair SimLab 2019.1 Features May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. CAD IMPORT / EXPORT May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. SolidWorks File > Import > CAD Sample model • Support added to import SolidWorks CAD models. • Design parameters from SolidWorks part and assembly can be imported and DOE study can be performed. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Other enhancements Ç AD • Support added to drag and drop the Catia models. • Support added to export wire and general bodies as Parasolid geometry. CAD Through Translation • Support added to import Creo 4.0 and CATIA R28 models. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. USER INTERFACE May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Assembly Browser Model Right click > Save Geometry • Option added to save the CAD geometry. This will be mainly useful, if we regenerate the design parameters then we can save the updated CAD geometry. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Function Usage Log File > Help • Icons for each tool is added for easy identification of the tool. • Dialog resize supported. • Reset button is added to clear usage log. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Mouse Settings File > Preferences > System • Abaqus CAE, ANSYS Workbench and SolidWorks Mouse settings can be set in SimLab. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Other Enhancements • Support added to delete the nodes from point bodies. • Option added for the following • Middle mouse click to switch from one item to another • Spacebar button is used to select Apply • Enter button is used to select Ok May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Review Mode View > Review Mode • Following options from render mode are added in the form of icons. ➢ CAD Wireframe ➢ CAD Face edges ➢ FEM Face edges ➢ Element edges CAD wireframe FEM Face edges CAD face Element edges edges • Turn on the CAD wireframe mode will display the wire frame in body color. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Move Tool Sample model • Copy option is supported for Move Node May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Other Enhancements • Shortcut key “M” is used for Move tool. • Support added to specify user defined shortcut for following tools • Inspect > Count • Face right click > Identical features May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. MESH May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Mesh Controls Mesh > 2D Create Sample model • Added new mesh control “Holes”. This is used to remove the holes during surface mesh. • Face Input • Selected holes or slots will be defeatured May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Mesh Controls Mesh > 2D Create Sample model • Body Input • All radius holes will be removed or based on user defined radius range holes will be removed. CAD FEM May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Grid Mesh Mesh > Modify > Grid mesh Sample model • Support added to create grid mesh for three sided faces. Mesh seeding can be changed interactively. • Mesh transition is handled while changing the seed numbers in the mesh. Note: Left click for decreasing seeding , Right click for increasing the seeding and middle click to enter the value of seeding. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Grid mesh Mesh > Modify > Grid mesh Sample model • Option added to project the input face to CAD face during grid mesh. Input face Projected to Input face Projected to CAD face May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. FEATURES May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Transform Features Features > Modify Sample model • Solid body support added for transform features tool Change Thickness Translate Change Radius Rotate May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Remove Hole Features > Defeature > Hole Sample model • Enhanced this tool to defeature the slots. Also, closed partial cylinders and cones will be defeatured automatically during remove hole operation and the options are removed in the dialog. SimLab 2018 SimLab 2019.1 May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. SOLVER INTERFACE May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Mapping Analysis > Tools Sample model • Mapping Enhancement: Added support to create "Enforced constrain" load in "Results Data + Model" mapping type. Body With Map to After Results body Mapping May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Mapping Analysis > Tools Sample model • Support added to create an initial stress condition while mapping stress results. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Initial Stress Plot Contour Loads and Constraints Browser > Initial Stress > Right click Sample model • Support added to plot the contour for non uniform initial stress conditions. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Graph plot Property Browser > Tables • Added a support to plot graph for table data. • Supported only for few table formats. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. BOLT MODELING May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Create Bolt Head – Template Based Advanced > Bolt Modelling > 1D Bolt • Support added to create template for 1D bolt head definition which can be further used to automate 1D bolt creation. • This template will be listed under automation object in LBC browser. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Create Bolt Thread – Template Based Advanced > Bolt Modelling > 1D Bolt • Support added to create template for 1D bolt thread definition which can be further used to automate 1D bolt creation. • This template will be listed under automation object in LBC browser. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Connect – Template Based Advanced > Bolt Modelling > 1D Bolt • Support added to create template for connection. • This template will be listed under automation object in LBC browser. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Create Bolt – Template Based Advanced > Bolt Modelling > 1D Bolt Sample model • Support added to create 1D bolt by using Bolt head, Bolt thread and connection templates. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Create Bolt Head Advanced > Bolt Modelling > 1D Bolt Sample model • Added an option ‘Connect bolt edge’ for both top and bottom RBE of the bolt head. Turn on this toggle will consider the slave nodes only on the bolt hole circular edge. Without ‘Connect Bolt Edge’ With 'Connect Bolt Edge’ May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Create Bolt Thread Advanced > Bolt Modelling > 1D Bolt Sample model • Added an option ‘Connect bolt edge’ for top RBE of the bolt thread. Turn on this toggle will consider the slave nodes only on the bolt hole circular edge. Without ‘Connect Bolt Edge’ With 'Connect Bolt Edge’ May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. POWER TRAIN May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Bearing Advanced > Power Train • Support added to create Retainer for following bearing types • Radial ball bearing • Radial double ball bearing • Roller bearing • Taper roller bearing May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. ELECTRONICS May 24,© 2019 Altair Engineering, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential. All rights reserved. Ball Grid Array (BGA) Advanced > Electronics Sample model